Daily Republican., 1887-12-15
NEWS Sum NJ AIRY.

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ExpiosioA-Murder and Robbery.
T. r. Renfroe shot and killed 8. W
Begley, In Pineville, Kentucky, on
Tuesday. Renfroe's son had snapped
toy pistol in Begley's face. and was
by him pushed off the sidewalk. The
boy then struck Begley with rock
and was pushed or slapped again. The
boy then told his father. The latter
hunted up Bsgley and quarrel re-
suited.
In the Inter State Grange, at Spring
field, Illinois, yesterday, q resolution
WAS adopted condemning as false states
manship the proposition for the re
moval OF the tAx on tobacco for the
|diminution Of the Treasury surplus,
and demanding tina, cheap sugar be
provided for, instead OF cheap tobacco.
The boiler in the sawmill OF Joseph
Lindsay, In Mount Sterling, Kentucky,
exploded Wednesday, killing W. d.
Stevenson AID severely iDjuring BenjA
min Lindsay. The boiler, Weighing
ab0ut 5000 pounds Was thrown dis
tAnce Of 1876 yards. The cause Of the
explosion was low water In the boiler.
Thomas Powell keeps q general store
in the village OF Eastern Kentucky
JuHotion, near Kileore, Kentucky. On
Tuesday night robbers entered bis
place, strangled his sister to death,
bound and gagged the brothe,, and
went uff with several hundred dollars
in money and quantity Of goods.
George G. Lewis. aged 2S years, an
assistant keeper on board the winter
quarters school liRhtsh!p, No. 81. died
on Monday in the German hospital,
from stab wound in the abdomen in.
flicted by an unknown man during q
quarrel In October at Chincotea2ue,
Virginia.
A Telegram from Havana, Cuba, says
IL is calculated that the value OF the
sugar, molssses and rum preduce by
the Central Constancia establishment.
at Oienfnegos, will reach 81 600, 600.
This sum will be distributed among the
proprie.ors and the cane cultivators.
Master Workman James K. Q1inn,
of District Assem- bly, 40. was arrsigned
at the New York Tombs Wednesday
against him by 8 reporter. Quinn
waived hearing and was held In $1,000
bail for trial.
Wong All Hung, the Chinaman who
was convicted in the UDited States
Court in San Francisco, on Tuesday, on
the charge OF importing Chinese women
for immoral purposes, has been sen.
tenoed to ten years imprisonment and
to pay fine of $4,000.
Mrs. Ethel Rspsberger, a white wo
man, was assaulted near St Johns,
Illinois, by Anthony Holly, colored
10 an, last Friday, and died on Tuesday
night. Holly has been taken to Belle
willie, the Sheriff fearing that he would
be lynched.
The Warren Manufacturing Com
pany's elevator in Warren, Minnesota,
containing thirty Thousand bushels OF
wheat, WAS burned on Tuesday night.
Loss, $a5, 600; partially insured.
On Wedne esdsy evening three boy 8
jumped on q cable car In Cincinnati to
steal ride. The conductor chaaed
them off, but one in getting of fell
under the wheels aud was killed.
The remains of Chas. Fry were found
hanging from tree at Nstrons, Pa Oh
Wednesday morning. Foul play is sus.
pected, and the corontr IS making an
investigation.
Lho bhies nStulo VI tut COAi curry IA
companies will meet In New York to-
day to take action in the matter of re.
ducing the prices of anthracite coal for
the latter part Of December.
The price of copper is still advancing,
according to adespatch from New YORK.
When the market opened on Wednes.
day 1t was 30 points higher than at the
close on Tuesday.
The Hope Cracker and Biscuit Works
of A. r. Spear, In Allea hehy City, Pa +,
were burned early on Wed nesday
morning. Loss, $26,C0c; Insurance.
$l6, 900.
A train Of empty coal cars was
wrecked near Ashley, Pa, on Wednes
day. John Morrisey, brakeman, was
fatally injured.
Luella North, years old, was
burned to death in Cincinnati on
Wednesday. Her clothes caught FIRE
from stove.
Fire on Tuesday night destroyed the
greater part OF the village of Pocaho
tas, Kentucky.
Slightly used pianos, 500, S135, Sl50;
also several old pianos for S35, S45 ana